Achieving Acculturation In Mergers And Acquisitions: An International Case Survey  

Oleh:

Lubatkin, Michael H. ; Larsson, Rikard

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Human Relations vol. 54 no. 12 (Dec. 2001), page 1573–1607.
Topik: acculturation; international case survey; mergers and acquisitions
Fulltext: 1573.pdf (218.7KB)

Isi artikel

Various explanations have been suggested concerning the causes of ‘cultural clashes’ and prescriptions for harmoniously integrating the beliefs and values of merging firms. Using a form of meta-analysis known as a case survey design, which combines the ideographic richness of case studies with the statistical generalizability of larger samples, and a sample consisting of 50 mergers and acquisitions (23 US domestic, 15 Swedish domestic and 12 Swedish cross-border), we found that acculturation is best achieved when the buying firms rely on social controls. That is, by participating in such activities as introduction programs, training, cross-visits, retreats, celebrations and similar socialization rituals, employees will create, of their own volition, a joint organizational culture regardless of expectations of synergies, the relative organization size and differences in nationalities and cultures. A post hoc analysis of a proposed integration control typology further suggests that social controls also indirectly influence acculturation by acting in concert with formal integrative efforts.

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